eldernとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• eldren

形容詞

eldern (comparative more eldern, superlative most eldern)

1. (of persons) Elder; elderly; aged; old.
2. (of things) Not new; old; ancient.

同意語

• (elderly): aged, long in the tooth, wizened; see also Thesaurus:elderly
• (not new): aged, cobwebby, olden; see also Thesaurus:old

語源 2

From an alteration (due to elder) of 中期英語 ellern (“eldern”), from 古期英語 ellærn, ellarn (“of elder-wood, eldern”), equivalent to elder +‎ -en.

形容詞

eldern (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Made of elder wood, or of the elder tree.
   • c. 1603 (date written), Iohn Marston, The Malcontent, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for William Aspley, […], published 1604, →OCLC, Act IV, scene iv:

     [T]ruth, a heauen he would diſcharge vs as boyes do elderne guns, one pellet to ſtrike out another: […]

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アナグラム

• Lender, eldren, lender, relend